Thursday, October 30, 2008 [[Page D1257]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Senate met at 9:15:00 a.m. in pro forma session, and recessed at 9:15:08 a.m. until 10 a.m., on Monday, November 3, 2008. Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) ECONOMIC STIMULUS Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine faltering economic growth and the need for economic stimulus, after receiving testimony from J. Steven Landefeld, Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce; Nouriel Roubini, New York University Stern School of Business, New York, New York; Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; Richard K. Vedder, American Enterprise Institute, Athens, Ohio; and Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Donald C. Fry, Greater Baltimore Committee, and Joseph Haskins, Jr., Harbor Bank of Maryland, all of Baltimore, Maryland. House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2009, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 440. Committees Meetings CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY Committee on Small Business: On October 28, the Committee held a hearing on Creating Opportunities for Small Businesses in an Economic Recovery. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE: THE ROAD TO RECOVERY Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: On October 29, the Committee held a hearing on Investing in Infrastructure: The Road to Recovery. Testimony was heard from Jon S. Corzine, Governor, State of New Jersey; Judith Enck, Deputy Secretary, Environment, State of New York; William R. Decota, Director, Aviation, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; William L. Crosbie, Chief Operating Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, AMTRAK; John Engler, former Governor of Michigan; and public witnesses. 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